sin of Adam

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Despite the original sin of Adam and Eve discussed in the Christian and Jewish Bible and the fall from grace that this entails, Augustine held that it is within our power to choose the good.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Augustine more than any other writer defined Roman Catholic teaching on the Trinity, conditions for waging a "just war" and the "original sin" of Adam and Eve that corrupts all humanity.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hath that one sin of Adam made that glorious person so deformed, that he could not look on himself, but cover himself?

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh

In the first place, every one familiar with the eschatology of the Hebrews knows that at the time of Christ the belief prevailed that the sin of Adam was the cause of death among men.

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville

But the actual sin of Adam is distinct from original sin which he transmitted to his posterity.

From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint